Democrats continued an aggressive fundraising tear between July and September, giving the partys candidates in some of the most competitive House and Senate races a sharp financial edge in the final stretch of the midterm election cycle.

More than 70 Democratic House hopefuls outraised Republican incumbents in the third quarter of 2018, according to an analysis by The Hill of newly filed fundraising reports.

Eight Democrats running for House seats raised more than $3 million in the same period, while 30 raised more than $2 million and 60 raked in more than $1 million.

Three Democratic candidates brought in upwards of $4 million in the third quarter  Gil Cisneros and Andrew Janz in California and Scott Wallace in Pennsylvania.

The fundraising numbers are the latest boon to Democratic hopes that they have enough momentum to recapture a House majority in November.

The party needs to pick up at least 23 seats to win back control of the chamber from the GOP.

In the previous quarter, slightly more than 50 Democratic House hopefuls raised more than Republican incumbents.

The number of Democrats who outraised GOP incumbents in this quarter continued a trend of record-setting fundraising that has helped empowered Democrats in 2018.

She brought in $2.8 million, while Yoder trailed at $1.1 million in the third fundraising quarter.

Likewise, Democrat Lauren Baer, who is challenging Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) in Floridas 18th District, raised $1.6 million between July and September.

Meanwhile, Mast raked in about $983,500, though he holds the cash-on-hand advantage, with $1.4 million to Baers $774,000.

Only two Republican candidates in the most competitive House races raised more than Democratic incumbents, federal filings show. Wendy Rogers outraised Rep. Tom OHalleran (D-Ariz.) $556,500 to $511,600, while Justin Fareed brought in about $130,000 more than Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.).

In 25 of the most competitive House races in which incumbents are seeking reelection, Democrats outraised their Republican opponents.

In the Arizona seat being vacated by Senate hopeful Martha McSally (R), for example, Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick brought in more than $1.4 million more than her GOP challenger, Lea Marquez Petersen.

And in Floridas 27th District, the home of retiring Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R), Democrat Donna Shalala raked in more than $1 million compared to the roughly $563,500 raised by her opponent, Republican Maria Elvira Salazar.

In 14 of the most competitive Senate races, Democrats also largely outraised Republican opponents.

Incumbent Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), who is widely considered among the most vulnerable Senate Democrats seeking reelection this year, raised $3.8 million between July and September, her federal filings show.

Her GOP opponent, Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), scored a bit short of $1.7 million in the same period.

Meanwhile, in the Nevada Senate race, Rep. Jacky Rosen (D) brought in $7 million in the third fundraising quarter, while incumbent Sen. Dean Heller (R) raised about $2.2 million.

Heller is seen as one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans this year. Hes seeking re-election in a state won by Hillary Clinton in 2016.

In Texas, Rep. Beto ORourke (D) turned heads last week when he announced that he had raised more than $38 million between July and September  a record haul for a Senate campaign.

His opponent, incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), brought in about $12 million

But in Indiana, Sen. Joe Donnelly (D) fell short of his Republican challenger Mike Braun, who raised $5.6 million between July and September.

Donnelly, another vulnerable Democrat, brought in a little less than $3.1 million in the same timeframe. He still leads Braun in cash on hand, with $4.5 million compared to his opponents roughly $1.9 million.

Despite the outsize fundraising hauls for Democrats, the partys chances of retaking control of the Senate remain a long shot.

The Senate map poses a tougher challenge for Democrats than in the race for the House. More than two dozen Democratic incumbents are defending their Senate seats this year, including 10 in states that President Trump won two years earlier.

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